[Relationship between baccalaureate nursing faculty's competence and satisfaction with job and environment]

The major purpose of this study is to understand the baccalaureate nursing faculty's competence and their satisfaction with their job and environment. There are ninety six baccalaureate nursing faculty members who are teaching in undergraduate programs and hold Bachelor's degrees. They were investigated by answering a questionnaire which was then analyzed. The majority of nursing faculty members (51.2%) held Master degrees, while 48.8% held Bachelor degrees in nursing. There were 45.2% of the instructors and associate professors who were not held. There were 34.1% faculty members that felt full of hope about the future. Half of the samples stated that their desires were consistent with the job and felt that they were successful in their job. The majority of samples 51.2% felt satisfied with their present jobs. Only 46.3% of the nursing faculty members felt that they could develop their talent to the fullest. The variables in teachers' competence such as: age, clinical experience, rank, job satisfaction, job desire, and talent development are significantly different in scores of the satisfaction with job and environment. Job satisfaction, job desire, and academic rank could predict the nursing faculty's overall satisfaction with their jobs.